lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
difference; discrepancy; variation
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(political) power; authority; influence
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
family trade; family business; steward (of an estate)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to run about; to rush about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)